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RKZ to GOP: distance & flight time
Shigatse (Shigatse Air Base) → Gorakhpur (Gorakhpur Airport)
400 mi
644 km · 348 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2.5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
400 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RKZ — Shigatse Air Base · Shigatse, China
- GOP — Gorakhpur Airport · Gorakhpur, India
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RKZ
- LXA · Lhasa Gonggar Airport96 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport135 mi away
Near GOP
- BWA · Gautam Buddha Airport53 mi away
- MEY · Meghauli Airport75 mi away
- BHR · Bharatpur Airport88 mi away
- VNS · Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RKZ from GOP?
The flight distance from Shigatse (RKZ) to Gorakhpur (GOP) is 400 miles (644 km, 348 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RKZ to GOP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RKZ to GOP?
Nonstop service on RKZ–GOP depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Shigatse and Gorakhpur?
Gorakhpur is 2.5 hours behind Shigatse.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RKZ to GOP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RKZ–GOP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RKZ to GOP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RKZ–GOP tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.